The Smashing Pumpkins @ Kohl Center
October 11 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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🤘THE SMASHING PUMPKINS🤘
Rats in A Cage Tour
LIVE in Madison
📍 Kohl Center
📅 Sunday, October 11, 2026
🕔 Doors Open: 6:30 PM
🕡 Show Starts: 8:00 PM
Two Unique Sets Celebrating Mellon Collie at 30 and Nearly 4 Decades of Unruly Hits and Dark Treasures:
8:00-9:15 PM: SET 1 – Mellon Collie Songs
9:15-9:35 PM: Intermission
9:35-11:00PM: SET 2 – Hits from other albums and deep cuts
🔥 One night. Zero chill. All rock.
🎟️ Tickets on sale Thursday, May 21 at 10AM
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“The Rats in a Cage” 2026 Fall Tour
Smashing Pumpkins have announced a massive North American arena run titled The Rats in a Cage Tour. The tour celebrates the 30th anniversary of their Diamond-certified double album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
- The Unique Format: Each concert will feature two distinct, full-length sets. The first set will be an entirely theatrical reimagining of Mellon Collie hits and deep cuts. The second set will shift into a career-spanning “journey through the decades”.
- Ticket Availability: Presale windows are currently active, and general public tickets officially go on sale Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 10:00 AM local time through Ticketmaster and the official Smashing Pumpkins Website.
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Key Tour Dates
The 27-date tour runs from late September through mid-November 2026, with major stops including Columbus, Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, Austin, and a final show in Los Angeles.
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